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Today, a nice group of us headed off on our last adventure to Campeche, Campeche. We took a 2-hour bus ride to the capitol of the western coast state of the Yucatan peninsula. (It was great being able to experience all three states of the Yucatan during our time here.) We were dropped of outside of town, and we instinctively looked for public transportation buses. Ha! So great to feel ...

... and they have a pedestrian only section. The main plaza is one of the nicest we have seen. A very peaceful seaside town. Dinner was great. Shrimps a local speciality and also in the restaurant with the same tour groups of this morning and lunch. No doubt we'll see them all again tomorrow! A walk on the Malecon after dinner was very pleasant. Not smelly like Havana and luckily no flooding or ...

... world. The hotel was comfortable but had a few rough edges and was certainly never going to be the jewel in the crown of the Holiday Inn empire.

We found a local restaurant called “The Vatican” for Sunday lunch and were delighted to find that food and drink were cheaper here (even though the beer had less taste than ever). The afternoon was spent in the excellent Museum of Mayan Culture. The exhibits (mostly copies from the various ...

Falling way behind with this blog writing. Lots of walking and sightseeing through the day, and early to bed, exhausted! The heat and humidity also plays its part as well.

Yesterday we arrived in Campeche, a city of about 200 thousand people. It is on the Gulf of Mexico, and it is a welcome relief to have the onshore breeze. It is not as humid, and the heat is tolerable, but we seek ...

... through them the kids hit on a plan. Separate out their favourites and give the rest away to the kids on the streets. After a rest and watching a bad Christmas movie, we went back out, sweets in hand, to soak up one last bit of San Cristobal and to dispense the goodies. A young girl, about 7, came up and asked us to buy some handicrafts. We said no but in return the girls offered her some sweets from the bag. A huge smile lit up her face as she shyly took a few. This scene was ...